microinjecting
/ˈmaɪkroʊɪnˌdʒɛktɪŋ/
verb
- Present participle of microinject: the act of injecting a very small amount of a substance into a cell, egg, or tiny organism using a special needle under a microscope.
- They spent the afternoon microinecting samples for the genetics experiment.
- The researcher is microinjecting a solution into the zebrafish egg right now.
- Microinjecting requires a steady hand and a lot of practice.
noun
- The process or technique of injecting very small amounts of substances into cells or tiny organisms.
- The course covers the basics of microinjecting for beginners.
- Advances in microinjecting have made it possible to treat single cells.
- Microinjecting is a common method in genetic engineering.